diff --git a/dnsupdate.py b/dnsupdate.py
index d122549..ae41448 100644
--- a/dnsupdate.py
+++ b/dnsupdate.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def verify_ip(msg):
     msg['error'].append("Connection timeout, could not connect to name server.\n")
   except dns.resolver.NXDOMAIN:
     pass
-  
+
   if ip == msg['ipaddress'] and not msg.has_key('delete'):
     msg['error'].append("Name server already up to date")
   elif ip == "" and msg.has_key('delete'):
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ def verify_ip(msg):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   import sys
+  import syslog
   msg = {}
   msg['error'] = []
 
@@ -275,8 +276,16 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     update(msg)
     err = checkerror(msg)
     if err == 0:
+      syslog.openlog("dnsupdate")
+      for error in msg['error']:
+        syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR, error)
+      syslog.closelog()
       sys.exit(0)
 
   err = checkerror(msg, show="errors")
+  syslog.openlog("dnsupdate")
+  for error in msg['error']:
+    syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR, error)
+  syslog.closelog()
   sys.exit(1)